For sure Bert . I got a factory assembly manual when I bought the car ( wrong year , but right car) , but it has fallen apart when I left it in the car and forgot about it in when driving home from portland in a rain storm.

I will root through my stuff tomorrow at work, buried up stars somewhere. Keep you posted.

Car looks good, love the green! My first ride ever in a truly high power to weight ration was in Andy's 1200 with the Colt turbo charged motor in it. At the time (70's) likely made close to 300Hp, beyond scary ride.

Ya , when the A12 becomes boring , I will think about a CA18 DE conversion. I think they are around 145 hp , maybe some cams and a tune and bigger injectors I can squeeze 170. That should be more than enough to get me in trouble ( or maybe a Turbo , but i don't want an inter cooler hanging out the front a stuff)

I donned my pith helmet and Blazo lantern today, descending into the Bert Vorgon Archives. After moving 72 boxes, finding things I did not know I had, I came upon the suspect box. Sure enough, right at the bottom, under an original Nissan Competition catalog, was the 1200 Factory Chassis and Body manual, in mint condition. Weird thing...I have three of them.Where or how I got them I have long forgotten.

One is yours, send me your address or where we could meet if you would like it.

69 HP is just fine, our drives are about MOMENTUM......so once we are up to speed...we just never slow.....so, that is why your are working on that great suspension...Brakes last me FOREVER...as I never use them. Why would you, they just slow you down.

I also have a ton of decals, which I have found can grab you another 50hp no problem. I remember back in the 60's when I put the Thrush muffler on my 58" Chevy and the Woody Woodpecker decal on my back window, I KNOW I picked up 50 HP.